Wealth of households; components of wealth
| Household characteristics | Components of wealth | Periods | Number of private households (x 1 000) | Total wealth (bn euros) | Mean wealth (1 000 euros) | Median wealth (1 000 euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private households | Wealth | 2021* | 7,948.7 | 2,072.4 | 260.7 | 87.3 |
| Private households | 1 Assets | 2021* | 7,948.7 | 2,964.2 | 372.9 | 244.2 |
| Private households | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 7,816.2 | 507.8 | 65.0 | 19.8 |
| Private households | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 7,814.1 | 361.8 | 46.3 | 18.2 |
| Private households | 1.1.2 Securities | 2021* | 1,347.5 | 146.0 | 108.3 | 16.0 |
| Private households | 1.2 Real estate | 2021* | 4,557.5 | 1,881.1 | 412.7 | 332.4 |
| Private households | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 4,502.1 | 1,714.9 | 380.9 | 328.1 |
| Private households | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 540.2 | 166.2 | 307.7 | 145.1 |
| Private households | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 964.5 | 83.6 | 86.7 | 15.4 |
| Private households | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2021* | 464.5 | 435.2 | 937.0 | 153.0 |
| Private households | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 441.8 | 56.6 | 128.0 | 38.0 |
| Private households | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 5,544.3 | 891.8 | 160.9 | 114.1 |
| Private households | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 3,787.9 | 741.3 | 195.7 | 162.5 |
| Private households | 2.2 Education loans | 2021* | 1,368.1 | 25.0 | 18.3 | 10.6 |
| Private households | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 2,645.6 | 125.5 | 47.4 | 1.6 |
| Private households | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2021* | 7,948.7 | 1,098.9 | 138.2 | 19.6 |
| Type: Single person household | Wealth | 2021* | 3,012.0 | 432.5 | 143.6 | 15.5 |
| Type: Single person household | 1 Assets | 2021* | 3,012.0 | 576.0 | 191.2 | 19.6 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 2,907.9 | 130.9 | 45.0 | 9.8 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 2,906.2 | 91.9 | 31.6 | 9.1 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.1.2 Securities | 2021* | 345.9 | 38.9 | 112.5 | 17.4 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.2 Real estate | 2021* | 1,054.1 | 368.1 | 349.2 | 284.3 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 1,032.1 | 337.4 | 326.9 | 282.1 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 112.5 | 30.7 | 273.2 | 128.0 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 170.9 | 9.1 | 53.5 | 9.5 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2021* | 71.3 | 55.1 | 771.7 | 90.3 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 119.7 | 12.8 | 107.1 | 25.6 |
| Type: Single person household | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 1,592.4 | 143.4 | 90.1 | 39.2 |
| Type: Single person household | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 780.5 | 111.3 | 142.6 | 123.4 |
| Type: Single person household | 2.2 Education loans | 2021* | 414.0 | 8.2 | 19.8 | 14.2 |
| Type: Single person household | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 740.4 | 24.0 | 32.4 | 1.0 |
| Type: Single person household | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2021* | 3,012.0 | 206.4 | 68.5 | 8.1 |
| Type: Multi-person household | Wealth | 2021* | 4,936.7 | 1,639.9 | 332.2 | 149.1 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1 Assets | 2021* | 4,936.7 | 2,388.3 | 483.8 | 327.6 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 4,908.4 | 376.9 | 76.8 | 27.8 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 4,907.9 | 269.8 | 55.0 | 25.4 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.1.2 Securities | 2021* | 1,001.6 | 107.1 | 106.9 | 15.6 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.2 Real estate | 2021* | 3,503.4 | 1,513.0 | 431.9 | 347.7 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 3,470.0 | 1,377.5 | 397.0 | 342.3 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 427.7 | 135.5 | 316.8 | 150.0 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 793.5 | 74.4 | 93.8 | 17.1 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2021* | 393.1 | 380.2 | 967.0 | 166.8 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 322.1 | 43.8 | 135.8 | 42.7 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 3,951.9 | 748.4 | 189.4 | 146.1 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 3,007.4 | 630.1 | 209.5 | 176.5 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 2.2 Education loans | 2021* | 954.1 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 9.3 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 1,905.2 | 101.5 | 53.3 | 2.0 |
| Type: Multi-person household | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2021* | 4,936.7 | 892.5 | 180.8 | 30.4 |
| Type: One-parent family | Wealth | 2021* | 565.8 | 78.1 | 138.1 | 12.5 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1 Assets | 2021* | 565.8 | 123.7 | 218.6 | 19.5 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 557.8 | 19.5 | 35.0 | 8.3 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 557.7 | 15.5 | 27.9 | 7.9 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.1.2 Securities | 2021* | 61.0 | 4.0 | 65.5 | 8.0 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.2 Real estate | 2021* | 225.2 | 84.8 | 376.8 | 304.0 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 220.8 | 77.9 | 352.8 | 301.8 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 23.6 | 6.9 | 293.4 | 142.0 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 55.1 | 3.2 | 58.9 | 8.2 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2021* | 18.5 | 13.9 | 752.6 | 87.3 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 16.0 | 2.2 | 135.8 | 40.0 |
| Type: One-parent family | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 426.7 | 45.6 | 106.8 | 39.5 |
| Type: One-parent family | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 202.3 | 37.0 | 182.8 | 153.8 |
| Type: One-parent family | 2.2 Education loans | 2021* | 165.3 | 2.3 | 13.8 | 6.4 |
| Type: One-parent family | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 267.3 | 6.3 | 23.6 | 1.3 |
| Type: One-parent family | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2021* | 565.8 | 37.2 | 65.7 | 5.8 |
| Type: Couple, total | Wealth | 2021* | 4,219.3 | 1,514.5 | 359.0 | 171.3 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1 Assets | 2021* | 4,219.3 | 2,191.4 | 519.4 | 348.6 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 4,199.8 | 344.9 | 82.1 | 31.2 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 4,199.4 | 244.7 | 58.3 | 28.4 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.1.2 Securities | 2021* | 910.9 | 100.2 | 109.9 | 16.3 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.2 Real estate | 2021* | 3,186.2 | 1,385.3 | 434.8 | 351.0 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 3,158.9 | 1,262.9 | 399.8 | 344.5 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 384.9 | 122.4 | 317.9 | 150.0 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 702.2 | 66.4 | 94.5 | 18.1 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2021* | 361.1 | 355.4 | 984.2 | 173.7 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 292.7 | 39.5 | 134.9 | 41.9 |
| Type: Couple, total | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 3,393.0 | 676.9 | 199.5 | 156.2 |
| Type: Couple, total | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 2,726.3 | 573.0 | 210.2 | 178.4 |
| Type: Couple, total | 2.2 Education loans | 2021* | 736.2 | 13.3 | 18.1 | 9.8 |
| Type: Couple, total | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 1,550.0 | 90.5 | 58.4 | 2.1 |
| Type: Couple, total | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2021* | 4,219.3 | 824.6 | 195.4 | 35.3 |
| Type: Couple, no children | Wealth | 2021* | 2,255.2 | 824.0 | 365.4 | 185.7 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1 Assets | 2021* | 2,255.2 | 1,080.9 | 479.3 | 322.2 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 2,242.7 | 205.3 | 91.5 | 33.1 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 2,242.4 | 140.8 | 62.8 | 30.0 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.1.2 Securities | 2021* | 472.3 | 64.5 | 136.6 | 21.9 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.2 Real estate | 2021* | 1,582.5 | 666.3 | 421.1 | 340.1 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 1,565.5 | 603.3 | 385.3 | 334.6 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 208.7 | 63.1 | 302.3 | 142.2 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 260.4 | 23.0 | 88.4 | 17.3 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2021* | 156.8 | 162.7 | 1,037.0 | 157.4 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 172.8 | 23.7 | 137.0 | 44.7 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 1,588.9 | 256.9 | 161.7 | 113.7 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 1,223.0 | 208.5 | 170.5 | 140.8 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 2.2 Education loans | 2021* | 236.2 | 6.3 | 26.5 | 18.5 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 664.1 | 42.1 | 63.4 | 2.0 |
| Type: Couple, no children | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2021* | 2,255.2 | 429.3 | 190.3 | 36.5 |
| Type: Couple, with child(ren) | Wealth | 2021* | 1,964.1 | 690.5 | 351.6 | 159.8 |
| Type: Couple, with child(ren) | 1 Assets | 2021* | 1,964.1 | 1,110.5 | 565.4 | 376.6 |
| Type: Couple, with child(ren) | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 1,957.1 | 139.6 | 71.3 | 29.0 |
| Type: Couple, with child(ren) | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 1,957.0 | 104.0 | 53.1 | 26.7 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
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This table shows the distribution of wealth of households. The figures in this table are broken down to components of wealth and different household characteristics.
Data available from: 2006.
The population consists of all private households with income on January 1st of the reporting year.
Status of the figures:
The figures for 2006 to 2020 are final. The figures for 2021 are preliminary.
The compilation of the figures has been changed in a number of parts from reporting year 2011 compared to previous years:
From 2011, more complete information on bank and saving credits and securities is available. All small amounts are also observed from that moment on. As a result, there are more households with these assets.
From 2011, more complete information on debts is available. Education loans and loans from banks are fully observed from that moment on. As a result, there are more households with other loans.
Changes as of 31 March 2023:
Data for 2019 to 2021 have been changed.
Due to a change in the source data of student debts, wealth figures have been changed.
When will new figures be published?
New figures for 2022 will be published in the fall of 2023.
Description topics
- Number of private households
- Number of private households with a known income on January 1st of the reporting year.
A private household is a collection of one or more people who share the same living space and provide in their own everyday needs in a private, non-commercial way. - Total wealth
- Total wealth of private households.
- Mean wealth
- Mean wealth of private households.
- Median wealth
- Median wealth of private households.
Ranking households according to their wealth, the median is equal to the wealth of the central household. Half of the households possess more wealth, the other half has less.